1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Moved by Bill Shields, seconded by
Ed Walsh, to accept the Agenda as presented. The motion passed 3-0.

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF LAST MEETING: Moved by Bill
Shields, seconded by Ed Walsh, to accept the Minutes of the Board of
Selectmen’s Meeting of May 24, 2016. The motion passed 3-0.

3. DEPARTMENT HEAD / COMMITTEE CHAIR UPDATES

A. Director of Planning/CEO Update: Ken Paul updated the
Board regarding court decisions resulting in two cases regarding
property code violations. He reported that the property on Great
East Lake has been cleaned up, the structure demolished and expenses
and penalties have been paid to the town.

Regarding the second case relative to code violations at a property
on Foxes Ridge Road: a consent agreement was issued prior to actually
going into court, the structure has been demolished and he requested
that the $2,000 owed to the Town for expenses and penalties be paid
prior to the end of the fiscal year.

Mr. Paul also noted that his Department is currently handling
forty-seven open violations cases, three of which he has
prioritized:

A single family structure that has been built in the Resource
Protection District: The property owners have been extremely
cooperative providing information and records as requested. Mr.
Paul expressed the opinion that code compliance will not be
difficult to determine because the walls of the structure have not
been closed so it will be easy to inspect. However, his concern is
that zoning violations exist so a surveyor has been retained by the
property owners to delineate the wet areas that exist on the site to
determine how much of the structure and the various retaining walls
and ponds fall within the Resource Protection buffers.

Removal of more than 50% of the value of a non-conforming structure
that sits within one hundred feet of the shoreland which triggers
the Planning Board’s consideration of a Best Possible Location:
The owners of a property on Great East Lake have been notified of
the infraction and the process has begun with the Planning Board.
The property owners have been cooperative but have expressed no
interest in moving the structure.

Removal of trees and vegetation within one-hundred feet of the
shoreline: The property owner, after being issued a permit to
remove three trees within the Shoreland Zone, has removed as many as
twenty to thirty trees and vegetation and leveled the lot. The Town
will seek to return the site to its original revegetated state. The
property owner has been very uncooperative stating that he does not
intend to restore the site. Mr. Paul expressed the opinion that
this issue may have to be taken to court for compliance.

B. Warrant and Finance Committee: Larissa Crockett, Chairman
of the Warrant and Finance Committee, disturbed a breakdown of the
makeup of the Town’s undesignated funds since 2006. She explained
that the Board made a decision at the last meeting regarding
recommending approval of Article 57 of the Town Meeting Warrant based
on a statement that in 2012 there was an undesignated fund balance of
$500,000, $350,000 of which was unpaid taxes. She reviewed the
Auditor’s Reports beginning with FY 2006 through 2015 and noted
that the undesignated fund balance for 2012 was actually $979713 and
the tax receivables was $232,144. She went on to say that the
committee met on Monday, May 30th and voted to disapprove
of the article. Mrs. Crockett stated that this vote was based on the
fact that the Auditors advise the Town to keep an amount equal to
three month’s expenses for the Town and the School in reserve which
amounts to $400,000 per month, according to the Treasurer, or
$1,200,000 total. The School keeps about $250,000 as an Undesignated
Fund balance. That reserve paired with the Town’s 2016
Undesignated Fund balance of $1,290,000 means there is about $340,000
over the Auditor’s recommended reserve.

4. OLD BUSINESS:

A. Gym: Jennifer Roux explained to the Board that there is a
problem with programming the door to recognize new membership cards.
She has explained that she has explored every resource available to
determine what the problem is. People who are interested in joining
the gym have been patiently awaiting a resolution.

B. Foreclosure Properties (Table No Update)

C. Fire Chief Ad - Deadline June 10 (Table No Update)

D. Abandoned Properties (Table No Update / Court Order Aug 2016)

5. NEW BUSINESS:

A. Sign June 14, 2016 Town Meeting Warrant: Mrs. Roux reminded the
Board that they haven’t yet made a recommendation on Article Seven:
To see if the Town will vote to abolish the existing Conservation
Committee and the Forestry Committee and combine their existing
duties through the creation of a new Conservation and Forestry
Committee which shall be comprised of seven members all of which
shall initially be elected at the June, 2016 Annual Town Meeting as
follows: two members elected for one year, two members elected for
two years and two members elected for three years and with these
subsequently elected officials to serve a three-year term. The
seventh member of the committee shall be the Town Forester.”

Moved by Ed Walsh, seconded by Bill Shields, to approve the article
as written. The motion passed 3-0.

Moved by Ed Walsh, seconded by Bill Shields, to approve and sign the
June, 2016 Warrant as presented. The motion passed 3-0.

B. Candidates Night / Live? Mrs. Roux explained that she
received a phone call suggesting that the event be on live cable
because it takes place only a week before the actual election and it
takes a couple days to get it on the website and cable channel when
it is taped and with absentee ballots available, it would be
available a couple days longer. Ed Walsh expressed the opinion that
with no ability to control any trouble that could arise, it could be
risky. Mrs. Roux noted that it’s not a Town-run event, the
questions are not known ahead of time but that the caller had valid
points also.

William Williams noted that it is not a Town-sponsored event so why
is the Town concerned. Mrs. Roux responded that the Town is
responsible for what is featured on the broadcast and the website.

Consensus of the Board members was that as long as Mike Corey can
ensure that the tape is posed within twenty-four hours, taping the
meeting will work.

6. OTHER BUSINESS:

7. PUBLIC COMMENT:

8. ANNOUCEMENTS:

A. Election/Absentee Ballots/Town Meeting - Reminder that the
Election will be Tuesday, June 14th with polls open from 8am - 8pm.
Town Meeting will be Saturday, June 18th beginning at 9am at the
School.

B. York County Public Hearing FY 2017 proposed Budget will be held on
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at the York County Emergency Manager Room at
149 Jordan Spring Road. If the proposed budget passes, the Town of
Acton, based on a valuation of $536,100, will be taxed

D. Lifeflight Foundation: The thank you explained that the Town’s
contribution helps people get medical attention that they need
quickly.

E. Mrs. Roux thanked the two Road Commissioners for their efforts in
clearing the old Salt Shed and putting a roof on what is being used a
storage area so that the Maine Municipal Liability insurance punch
list could be finalized.

F. Mrs. Roux also noted that the Fire Department alarm system has
been tested so that item can come off the list as well.